Random USA Facts

    93 facts tagged with USA Facts

    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
    299
    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
    6
    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
    62
    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
    15
    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
    36
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
    23
    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
    17
    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
    9